Aga Khan Foundation Tanzania
Coastal Rural Support Programme-CRSP (T)
Employment opportunities in southern Tanzania, Lindi & Mtwara.
Job Title: Market Development Coordinator – FVC Project
Reports to: Project Manager (PM)
Location: Mtwara, Tanzania
Reporting
to the Project Manager, the Market Development Coordinator is
responsible for ensuring the Producer businesses and MSMEs are linked to
market actors and informed by the market demand, access business,
management and entrepreneurship training and are able to meet the
quality and quantities of rice, horticulture, pulses and poultry
products that the catering for oil, gas and mining industries require in
Mtwara and Lindi Regions as well as other markets within and beyond the
two regions. S/he will work very closely with the Value Chain
Coordinator to design, develop and roll out training needs assessment,
develop training packages, develop linkages and establish networks with
market actors with focus on small holder farmer engagement, growth of
entrepreneurs and job creation for the local population. S/he is
responsible for actualizing buyer agreements, growth of SMEs, progress
on targets, cost effectiveness and efficiency of the project
interventions under her/his portfolio
Key Responsibility Areas
Activity Planning, Implementation and Monitoring
Responsible for identification and engagement of the market actors and their establishing buying agreements with PBs and MSMEs
Develop with the team quarterly plans for desired project outcomes of
the rice, horticulture, pulses, poultry and egg value chains
Lead the PB and MSME training needs assessment, development of training
and training of producer business groups and MSMEs on required
entrepreneurial skills. Provide technical advice to PBs regarding
business strategy and management
Establish linkages with varied existing and new market actors for
access to input, information and markets in a sustainable way
Facilitate groups to engage with value chain actors in collaboration with the Value Chain Coordinator.
Take lead in developing market information collection and dissemination
system and advice value chain and Business group facilitators on
matters related to markets
Provide on-going technical capacity-building for project staff and
development of training products and materials for project
beneficiaries/clients
Liaise and coordinate with relevant stakeholders including government, private sector in LMR.
Facilitate development of business models with PBs and field officers to facilitate them to make informed decisions
Continuous monitoring of the target value chains market trends for informed project decision
Track and maintain records of the PB, MSME and buyer agreements and critical transactions
Ensure collection of project data in collaboration with M&E team
and provide any required support for surveys and studies in the project
as may be required.
Organizing regular staff meeting to review progress for improvement in collaboration with the other coordinator
Ensure approaches and mechanisms chosen have a sustainability bearing
and make an effort to identify and use existing opportunities from
CRSPT’s previous and existing projects
Responsible for monthly and quarterly project reports and documentation of learning
Participate in the development of AKF annual budgets and narratives for CRSP(T)
Collaborate with the Value Chain Coordinator on matters related to
field implementation by the Producer Businesses and SME’s in the value
chains.
Ensures compliance and quality assurance in selected value chains
Human Resource Management
Provide input to staff performance management, coaching and mentoring for field staff for delivery of results.
Ensure staff develop work plans and coordinate their different roles to
enable them understand the relationship of their role to those of
others in the team.
Ensure staff have access to project resources for effective implementation of project activities
Stakeholder Relations
Effectively represent the project to relevant local authorities and organizations in LMR
Develop effective relationship with district, regional governments and
stakeholders for programme implementation, ownership and sustainability
Any other Responsibilities assigned by the Project Manager
Core Competencies
A Bachelors’ Degree in Agribusiness, Business Administration, Commerce or Economics from a reputable university
At least 5 years’ experience managing an agricultural market
development intervention in NGO and/or private sector with multiple
value chains and small holder focus
Experience in working with MSME’s and facilitating access to markets
Diverse understanding of food value chains and market dynamics
Strong people management and communication skills
Experience in market systems analysis, facilitation of business relationships and development of business models
Ability to communicate effectively in business language
Interested
applicants are requested to submit their CVs (not exceeding 3 pages),
including contact details for three professional references, and a
covering letter explaining why they are best suited for the particular
position directly to the Human Resource Manager through email at recruit.akftz@akdn.org before
the closure of the business on Friday 15th July 2016. Please clearly
indicate “the title of the position you are applying” in your email
subject. We respect all candidates but we can only respond to
shortlisted candidates.
AKF is an equal opportunity employer
Aga Khan Foundation is an Agency of the Aga Khan Development Network
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